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NCLEX Nutrition

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. If patient. has beriberi - or wernicke korsakoff syndrome what type of foods would be needed?






2. What foods have high quality protein?






3. What blood levels are checked for decrease in iron?






4. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?






5. What illness is a direct result of vitamin D deficiency?






6. Where can you find good sources of vitamin K?






7. What water soluble vitamins are easily excreted from body?






8. What is normal BMI?






9. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






10. What is the function of vitamin E?






11. What foods are needed for pellegra - dermatitis - diarrhea - and dementia?






12. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






13. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?






14. When does BMR increase?






15. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






16. These cannot be synthesized by body and must be obtained by diet






17. What is the function of vitamin C?






18. What foods are needed for this deficiency of nutritional anemia - or neural tube defects?






19. What type of people need extra protein?






20. What is RDA of protein?






21. When does BMR decrease?






22. What type of patients are to utilize nutritional screening initiatives NSI?






23. These nutrients required for proper growth - development - body repair - fluid and electrolyte balance - produce enzymes - hormones and antibodies






24. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






25. Insufficient intake of carbohydrate results in these two nutrients being used as energy






26. Where can you find good sources of vitamin E?






27. What function is vitamin D?






28. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






29. What type of fat is to kept to an all time low for consumption?






30. This tool assesses each body system for nutrent excess or deficiency






31. What function is vitamin A?






32. Fats can lead to some medical problems






33. What are healthy sources of fats?






34. Name six sources of grains






35. Where can you get more vitamin D?






36. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?






37. How much grains are to be eaten per day?






38. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






39. What lab value shows iron stores of visceral body protein?






40. If fat intake is insufficient then expect these medical problems






41. Waist circumference correlates apple versus pear body type and reflects risk pattern for disease






42. The higher the BMR a client has --






43. How much fruit is to be eaten/day?






44. What does DASH stand for?






45. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






46. How long should a food record or journal is analyzed for nutrient content?






47. Sources of fats






48. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






49. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






50. If patient. is deficient with this vitamin - what foods will help scurvy or bleeding gums?